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Darryl Carl over at New Salem Saab has advised me that he’s looking to sell the dealership’s Saab Sonett II to a good owner.

This is our yellow 1969 Sonett II. New Salem Saab has serviced this car for as long as I can remember. It was competely refurbished about 15 years ago and we have owned it for nearly ten years. We got it from a customer who didn’t need it anymore and wanted someone like us to care for it. We’ve done that, but are now looking for someone just as dedicated to care for this valuable piece of Saab’s history.

For those who may recall – it is the same car that was on the shelf in Saab of Halfmoon. It’s also been seen in displays at New Salem Saab on various occasions.

The odometer says 66,032 miles. To the best of my knowledge that is true and accurate. Everything works perfectly on this car with the exception of the pinion bearings; it has begun to be noisy in third and fourth gears. This car has not seen rain in my posession.

It has the original spare tire and tool kit.

I rebuilt the car last year and it starts on high idle choke, as it should, and then warms up to normal idle as it did from the factory.

Anyone interested in this Saab Sonett II should get in touch with Darryl either by email (dcarl@newsalemsaab.com) or via his cell on 518-528-4083. The asking price is in the $15K ballpark.

It’s been a long time since I’ve posted; it’s been too long, really. So, I’m going to keep it light and leave the heavy lifting to Swade and RedJ for now.

I love the internet. Almost as much as Saab. Almost. I’ve also noted on these pages that I am a real fan of the Chrome web browser from Google. Previously, if you’d asked me why, I would have answered, “Chrome is fast and it takes fewer clicks to navigate.” Simple. Those things are still true, but now Google has opened the Chrome Web Store, which is much like an App Store for the iPhone and Android. Instead, of course, it contains plug-ins and extensions specifically for the Google Chrome browser. It’s another clear reason to prefer Chrome.

As you may guess, the applications and extensions in the Chrome Web Store are information aggregation applications for the most part — bringing you information in different ways than before. Harnessing these little applications for your own fun and profit is surprisingly easy and rewarding.

I don’t do ‘for sale’ items here very often. When I do, it’s usually because there’s something special about the car on offer (and no, I don’t receive any sort of commission for publicising any cars that come up for sale).

As mentioned in the headline, this particular car is indeed pretty special.

First, it’s a Viggen – a Lightning Blue 3-door (my favourite kind )

Second, it’s the Viggen formerly housed in the GM Heritage Collection, which gives it a very collectable air.

Third, it’s prbably the closest to a brand new Viggen that you’ll ever get in 2011 or any time afterwards. This one’s still got less than 1,000 miles on the clock.

The car is being sold on Ebay by Chip Lamb, a guy who’s name should be familiar to most Saab fans in the US, especially those of the vintage variety (the Saabs, not the fans).

The car may also be familiar to a number of you, especially if you’ve attended a Saab Owners Convention in the last few years, when cars from the heritage collection have been present…..

The car has taken a slightly convoluted path into Chip’s garage, which he describes fully in the advertisement.

The photos of the car are a very good testament to it’s original condition. I’m sure everyone’s familiar with the ease with which Saab seats develop bum-prints. Well, have a look at these babies… flat as an ironing board.

The asking price isn’t cheap, but then again this is a very rare opportunity to pick up a classic Saab that’s virtually brand new.

It’s a good overview of the feeling towards Saab at the LA Auto Show, and what Saab needs to do to turn those good vibes into customer awareness and ultimately, sales.

Such a thing is that many Americans in the common thought that Saab has been effectively eliminated, another is that they still believe it is part of GM. Here it is of course crucial that the public relations people and dealers manage to convey a different story: the facts.

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One more reason for Saab to go full-on into the World Rally Championship when they get a car suitable for the purpose – to take on GM.

GM aren’t certain to head into rallying, but they’re thinking about it. Not that I bear them any too much ill-will, but I’d love to see Saab take them on and win.

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There’s an interesting Saab for sale in New Zealand. I know a bloke who swore black and blue that if ever saw one of these on the market, he’d buy it.

It’s no ordinary yellow convertible. If the badging is to be believed, then it’s one of the late model Turbo S convertibles, which should be fitted with one of the factory red-boxes.

There was one of these for sale in Hong Kong a little while ago, too, and at a bargain price. I wonder if this is the same car?

Yet another somewhat strange, custom Saab is up for sale, this time on the Swedish online trading site, Blocket.

From the Googletrans, it appears that a limited number of these were made by a custom car builder named Wilman Coachwork, in Sweden.

The car is a Saab 900 at the front and a Volvo 850 at the rear, with two V70 rear axles.

The owner’s looking for a reasonably hefty price at 150,000 crowns, but this is a unique vehicle in what looks to be tip-top condition. The owner also seems to be open to trading a wide variety of vehicles in exchange or as part-payment….

BMW, MB, Volvo, Saab Turbo, XC90, V70, X5, M3, M5, passenger car, the Mercedes Sprinter Maxi or roughly equivalent, Cross Bus. Large end motorhomes in really good condition, SUVs, jet ski or jet ski Runabout, a smaller boat with motor, newer sliders, moto cross or enduro machine preferably 4 stroke, not older than 2007, sport bike, custom bike model more like HD, Shadow, Midnight Star or the like even more exclusive defective items. Do you have other suggestions so do not be shy, but came with them.

If you’ve got something you think might be able to get it done, get in touch.

According to the ad description, this is one of the three original vehicles brought in by Saab Australia and modified by Hirsch Performance, Saab’s official tuning house. The other two were a 9-5 sedan (owned by a friend in Melbourne) and a 9-5 SportCombi. No other Hirsch modified vehicles have officially been sold by Saab Australia (though I do have a Hirsch ECU on my Monte Carlo )

It doesn’t seem to have the full interior treatment or as aggressive a stance as Jeff’s 9-5, but it does look pretty good. You can see that nice big Hirsch pipe out the back, venting the 250hp lump in the front.

The car’s only got 86,000kms on the clock and is priced at just $22,500 – seems pretty reasonable for the age, power and unique nature of the car.

It’s not often a racing Saab becomes available for sale, especially one with this level of pedigree.

Abbott Racing are a famed Saab tuning and performance workshop in Essex, England. They’re well known in their own country for all manner of Saab performance enhancement, but probably most known outside England for their fantastic Viggen Rescue Kit – a combination of parts that makes the Viggen more controllable and predictable, without taking away it’s wild nature.

Abbott Racing, as the name suggests, were also involved in many different levels of motorsport over the years. According to the advertisment, this Saab was raced by Lionel Abbott in the British Touring Car Championship.

The current owner had it restored to its former glory but now lives in France and has barely had time to take it to the track. Hence the sale.